Chapter Summaries

Blenote confronted Gray, Lucy, and Cana in the rain and demanded the location of Fairy Tail's First Master's grave. He overwhelmed them with Gravity Magic, but Gray launched a final attack while Blenote held Cana and Lucy pinned.

• Gray, Lucy, and Cana headed toward the beach as the storm worsened, but Blenote appeared and demanded the location of the First Master's grave.
• Gray, Lucy, and Cana attacked Blenote, but his Gravity Magic shattered their attacks and he split Aquarius's tidal wave with a single blow.
• Blenote used Gravity Suppression to overpower the three, kicked Gray into a boulder, and buried Cana in the ground before pulling her back out unharmed.
• Lucy summoned Leo and Caprico to rescue Cana, but Blenote struck them back to the Celestial Spirit World and threatened to kill Cana unless Lucy answered.
• Blenote slammed Cana into the ground and increased the gravity on Lucy, but Gray fired an Ice and Snow Cannon at him.

Gray, Lucy, and Cana fought Bluenote until Gildarts arrived and attacked him in a fury over Cana’s injuries. Gildarts broke through Bluenote’s gravity defense, but Bluenote unleashed a Super Gravity Sphere and began pulling Gildarts toward it.

• Gray’s ice cannon froze Bluenote briefly, but Bluenote broke free and battered Gray, Lucy, and Cana with repeated attacks.
• Gildarts arrived as Bluenote prepared to strike Cana, punched him away, and gave Cana a healing potion.
• Gildarts and Bluenote exchanged blows, and Gildarts shattered Bluenote’s condensed gravity sphere with Crush Magic.
• Bluenote summoned a Super Gravity Sphere that sucked in nearby rocks and pulled Gildarts toward it.

Gildarts defeated Bluenote and reunited with the others, who learned more about Mest and Ultear before setting out with Cain to confront Hades. As the Fairy Tail wizards charged toward Hades’s damaged airship, Hades discovered it would take another half hour to repair and kept the power furnace’s existence secret.

• Gildarts destroyed Bluenote’s Super Gravity Sphere, struck him with One Heaven, and checked on Cana and Gray.
• Cana, Lucy, Gray, and Gildarts reunited with the group, learned Mest was a Magic Council spy, and heard Ultear explain Kain Hikaru’s hair-controlling magic.
• Ultear told Gray that Ur was her mother, while Cain and Ultear kept Ur’s situation from him.
• Cain rallied the guild members to confront Hades, and Makarov urged them to return safely as they charged toward the magic airship.
• Hades learned the airship would take another half hour to repair, killed the messenger, and kept the power furnace secret.

Cain and his allies fought Hades aboard the magic airship, combining their attacks and injuring him despite his defenses. Hades survived with the Power Furnace sustaining him, removed his eyepatch, and unleashed a more terrifying magical pressure.

• Cana and the others stayed behind to fight Grimoire Heart’s members while Cain, Erza, Mira, Ultear, and Laxus headed for Hades.
• Ultear told Cain that Hades had protected the airship from her Arc of Time, and Cain’s group confronted Hades, who recognized Cain as a potential Fourth Master.
• Cain and Laxus attacked Hades as Erza, Mira, and Ultear coordinated their magic, breaking through his defenses and injuring him.
• Hades swallowed Laxus in dark magic, but Laxus broke free and struck him with Lightning Dragon’s Crushing Fist.
• Cain and the others launched a combined assault that tore open part of the airship, but Hades survived by using Three Pillars God and relying on the Power Furnace.
• Hades declared the warm-up over, removed his eyepatch, and released a more powerful magical pressure.

Cain and the Fairy Tail members defeated Hades aboard the magic airship after Happy, Charle, and Panther Lily destroyed the Power Furnace. Makarov spared Hades and led the guild away, leaving the fallen former master behind.

• Hades attacked Cain and the others with Dark Chains and Amaterasu Magic, but Erza, Ultear, and Mira countered while Cain and Laxus landed heavy blows.
• Hades trapped the group with endless Dark Chains and summoned demons using the forbidden magic Divine Punishment.
• Natsu and the other Fairy Tail members arrived and fought the demons while Cain and his allies pressed their attack on Hades.
• Cain struck Hades with holy power, but Hades tried to cast Demon Law before his magic collapsed when the Power Furnace failed.
• Happy, Charle, and Panther Lily revealed that they had destroyed the Power Furnace, and Makarov stopped Cain from killing Hades and led the guild away.

After the battle, Makarov ended the S-Class Mage exam and the guild members rested while Cain checked their injuries. The Magic Council learned that Zeref had mentioned Acnologia, and the chapter ended with Erza and Mira discovering that Meldy saw Ultear as her mother.

• Makarov refused to continue the exam, then offered Natsu another chance to become an S-Class Mage if he could defeat him and immediately knocked him into a tree.
• Cain examined Mira, Erza, Ultear, Cana, and Lucy, while Gildarts asked him to check Cana’s injuries.
• Mest told Lahar that Zeref had mentioned Acnologia, prompting Lahar to order Mest to erase his memories of Zeref and keep the information secret.
• Cain watched the sky with Ultear, wondering whether Acnologia would appear, as Erza and Mira reacted jealously to their handholding.
• Meldy told Erza and Mira that Ultear had rescued her and that she saw Ultear as her mother.

Zeref killed Hades and ended Grimoire Heart after revealing that the key to awakening him was a lie. Acnologia arrived at Tenrou Island, where Cain rallied the Fairy Tail mages and launched an attack that left the dragon unharmed.

• Zeref appeared before Hades and revealed that he had never been asleep and that the key was a lie.
• Zeref killed Hades, and Grimoire Heart was annihilated.
• Acnologia’s pressure struck Tenrou Island, but Cain used Holy Light to help everyone recover.
• Cain sent Mira with Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy to prepare the airship’s cannon, while Laxus began charging his Railgun.
• Acnologia appeared above the island, and Cain transformed into his Four-Winged Angel Form and fired his Demon-Breaking Bow and Arrow.
• Acnologia emerged from the smoke unharmed and roared at the group.

Cain and the Fairy Tail guild fought Acnologia while Mira charged the Dragon-Slaying Cannon and Laxus prepared his Railgun. After the guild restrained Acnologia, Cain called for Mira and Laxus to attack.

• Acnologia charged Cain, but Makarov intercepted him in Giant form and was knocked away; Cain and Erza then attacked Acnologia, while Juvia, Gray, and Ultear helped Erza escape his counterattack.
• Fried and Levy failed to weaken Acnologia with runes and Word Magic, and Makarov stood between the dragon and the guild; Laxus continued charging his Railgun despite a magical backlash.
• Mira inserted a high-purity Magic Crystal Diamond into the Dragon-Slaying Cannon after seeing that Natsu and the others could not charge it fully with their magic.
• Acnologia's roar and tail sent members of the guild flying, but Ultear rewound the sandstorm with Arc of Time, giving Cain the opening to bind Acnologia with Adamant Chains.
• The guild members and their summons grabbed the chains to hold Acnologia, and Makarov's punch disrupted the force he had gathered to break free.
• Cain shouted for Mira and Laxus to fire.

Cain and the Fairy Tail wizards wounded Acnologia but could not stop his attacks, and the dragon prepared to unleash his Roar on Tenrou Island. As the guild faced death, Cain summoned the First Master, who appeared before them.

• Laxus's Super Railgun and Mira's Dragon-Slaying Cannon wounded Acnologia, but he survived and smashed the magic airship apart.
• Cain interrupted Acnologia's attacks and rescued Mira, while Happy, Charle, and Panther Lily caught Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel as they fell.
• Acnologia flew high above Tenrou Island and gathered magic for his Roar, leaving the guild members expecting to die.
• Cain told everyone they would survive and called for the First Master, who appeared and complained that he had not brought her new desserts.

A year after Acnologia destroyed Tenrou Island, Ur and a group of allied guild members searched the waters where it had been. They found the island preserved inside a transparent sphere, and Macao leaped toward it before someone caught him.

• Acnologia's roar erased Tenrou Island and left a vast hollow in the sea, while ancient creatures stirred beneath the ocean.
• In New Year, X786, Macao mourned the missing guild members as Ur, Lyon, Sherry, Ichiya, and others prepared to search for Tenrou Island aboard Christina.
• The group reached Tenrou Island's location, and Ur prepared to dive underwater to investigate.
• Hibiki detected a powerful magical source rising from below, and the group braced for the legendary Deep-Sea King.
• A gigantic transparent sphere surfaced, containing Tenrou Island and its massive tree; Macao jumped from Christina, and an unidentified person caught him before he fell.

Cain reunited Macao and the others with Fairy Tail on Tenrou Island, where Ur and Ultear discovered they were both alive and embraced as mother and daughter. On the airship back to the guild, Cain learned that more than a year had passed while Mavis’s Fairy Sphere protected everyone from Acnologia.

• Cain brought Macao to Tenrou Island, where Macao tearfully reunited with Makarov.
• Ur appeared, and Gray and Lyon joyfully reunited with their master while Juvia realized Ur was Gray’s mother figure.
• Ur recognized Ultear, who took her hand and called her Mother, and the two embraced in tears.
• Cain comforted the crying Mavis and led everyone toward the guild.
• On the airship, Macao told Cain that it was X786 and more than a year had passed since the battle on Tenrou Island.
• Makarov explained that Mavis was Fairy Tail’s First Master and that her Fairy Sphere had protected them from Acnologia.

After returning from Tenrou Island, Fairy Tail learned how the guild and its allies had suffered during the year they were gone. The guild reunited in Magnolia and celebrated their return, ending with its members brawling together.

• Makarov thanked Macao and Ur for protecting Fairy Tail and supporting Serafina and Jude during the guild's absence.
• Erza invited Ultear to join Fairy Tail, and Ultear agreed.
• Cain arrived in Magnolia aboard the magic airship as residents celebrated Fairy Tail's return and Twilight Ogre abandoned its plans to establish a guild there.
• Natsu kicked open the guild doors, and Makarov welcomed the returning members with a party.
• Natsu and Gajeel argued over their victories, Gray challenged them, and the ensuing brawl spread through the guild.
• Cain and Laxus joined the fight while Mavis praised Makarov for leading the guild.

After returning home, Cain documented what he had learned from his battle with Acnologia and planned ways to strengthen himself and his allies. Erza, Mira, and Ultear reassured him and helped him set aside his work to rest.

• Ur welcomed Cain and the others home, reassured herself that Ultear and Meldy’s past membership in Grimoire Heart would not be a problem, and led everyone to bathe.
• Cain went to his underground laboratory and recorded that his magic, the Railgun, and the Dragon-Slaying Cannon could hurt Acnologia, though their damage was limited.
• Cain planned to use Acnologia’s blood to strengthen Laxus and to improve the Dragon-Slaying Cannon’s energy storage and barrel.
• Cain decided to seek dragon remains and a lingering dragon soul beneath Crocus so he could give Erza a Dragon Force weapon and help Mira gain Dragon Force.
• Mira, Erza, and Ultear brought Cain hot milk and urged him to rest, reminding him that they had already driven Acnologia away once.

Cain took Lucy to visit her parents at Heartfilia Manor, then acted on a list of nobles involved in the Vitality Pills, Cornerstone Secret Brew, and Small Communication Crystals business. After attacks damaged estates across several kingdoms without harming anyone, Cain confronted Marquis Levis, who had ordered men to kill him.

• Cain and Lucy traveled to Heartfilia Manor, where Lucy reunited with Layla and Jude and agreed to stay with them for a few days.
• Jude spoke with Cain privately, and Cain left with a list of matters to handle.
• Cain attacked noble estates across Fiore and other kingdoms, damaging buildings but injuring no one.
• Marquis Feld decided to withdraw from the business after interpreting the attacks as Cain's warning, despite his son Bolic's objections.
• Marquis Levis ordered men to kill Cain, but Cain suddenly appeared before him and demanded the return of what Levis had taken.

Cain killed Marquis Levis after Levis used a sinister Demon Mask, then went to the Magic Council headquarters to request that charges against Ultear, Meldy, and Jellal be cleared. Gran Doma agreed to release Ultear and Meldy but said Jellal had to wait another three years.

• Marquis Levis summoned his guards, but Cain cracked the Magic-Sealing Stone floor and killed the guards who attacked him.
• Levis put on a sinister Demon Mask, gained strength, and killed several of his own guards before charging at Cain.
• Cain crushed the Demon Mask, ignored Levis's pleas for money and women, and killed him against a wall.
• Cain's actions led Levis's former business rivals to return the businesses they had taken from Jude, while others sought to claim Levis's remaining businesses.
• Cain asked Gran Doma to clear the charges against Ultear, Meldy, and Jellal; Gran Doma agreed for Ultear and Meldy but required Jellal to wait three more years.

Cain returned to Fairy Tail with Lucy and watched Gray challenge his master, Ur, to a duel. After Ur defeated Gray, Cain confirmed Ultear and Meldy had joined the guild and discussed removing Laxus's Dragon-Slaying Crystal.

• Cain visited Jude, who was relieved and happy to see him, then left with Lucy for his home.
• Cain and Lucy went to the guild, where Erza explained that Gray had challenged Ur to show how much he had improved.
• Gray chained together several Ice-Make attacks, but Ur dodged them, defeated him, and comforted him after he admitted his loss.
• Ultear restored the damaged ground, and Cain told Makarov that Ultear and Meldy had resolved their identity issues and were now Fairy Tail members.
• Laxus asked Cain for advice about his training and whether he should remove his Dragon-Slaying Crystal, and Cain offered to help remove it.

Cain removed Laxus’s Dragon Crystal in a quick operation, and Laxus gave it to him to consider using as an energy source for the Dragon-Slaying Cannon. They left the room joking together, while Mira told Lisanna that the guild master had asked Cain to help Laxus find a girlfriend.

• Laxus asked Cain to remove the Dragon Crystal implanted in his chest, and Cain anesthetized him in a quiet room.
• The Dragon Crystal’s magic surged against Cain during the operation, but Cain sealed the power and removed the crystal.
• Cain healed Laxus’s chest, and Laxus woke feeling weak but freed from a burden.
• Laxus gave Cain the Dragon Crystal, and they discussed using it to power the Dragon-Slaying Cannon.
• Cain and Laxus joked and roughhoused after leaving the room, while Mira told Lisanna that the guild master worried Laxus could not find a girlfriend.

Cain brought Erza, Mira, and Ultear to Crocus to find the Dragon Graveyard beneath the future Grand Magic Games arena. They discovered the graveyard at night, but Cain found that its dragon bones had lost their power and crumbled easily.

• Cain led Erza, Mira, and Ultear to a construction site he recognized as the future Grand Magic Games arena and planned to return after dark.
• At their hotel, Mira explained the receptionist’s suggestive assumption to Erza, who became so embarrassed that she fainted.
• After nightfall, Cain led the others through a cave beneath the arena and revealed a cavern filled with enormous dragon skeletons.
• Cain tested a nearby dragon bone, which crumbled to powder in his hand, and realized the bones were no longer useful.

Cain and the others found that the dragon bones and lingering dragon soul were nearly useless, but they collected bones to take back to Magnolia. After returning to the hotel, Mira secretly joined Cain in bed and fell asleep in his arms.

• Cain sensed a weak dragon soul and found no valuable plants or materials near the dragon remains.
• Ultear explained that magical beasts had likely consumed the valuable remains after the dragons' power faded, and the group filled more than a dozen Storage Pouches with bones.
• Erza asked to keep a dragon skeleton as a collectible, and Cain agreed to expand his land so it could fit at home.
• Mira wondered whether the dragon bones could be made into soup, while Cain suggested they take them back to study first.
• At the hotel, Mira slipped into Cain's bed out of jealousy, and Cain held her until she fell asleep.

Cain studied the dragon bones in his underground laboratory, hoping to find traces of energy that could help with his research. He discovered that dragon marrow still contained a little energy after more than four hundred years, while Wendy wondered whether it could be used to make soup.

• Cain returned home, left the land purchase to Erza and the others, and began examining the dragon bones in his laboratory.
• Wendy arrived to assist Cain, and he reassured her that Grandeeney was unlikely to be among the bones because she had disappeared after only one night.
• After Wendy relayed Mira's question about making soup from the bones, Cain asked her to find a leg bone or spinal bone for testing.
• Cain found that the spinal bone still contained a tiny trace of energy in its marrow and speculated that the marrow might have been useful for cloning a dragon.
• Wendy suggested that spinal bones might make better soup, but Cain was appalled at the thought of wasting dragon marrow.